What are the skills required to be a project manager?
Followup question, Rate yourself in each of the skill with
examples.
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Answer / ranjana
A PM should have skills like:
- collaborative and committed
- planning and scheduling
- problem solver
- a good team player
- tracking daily status/progress
- strong in communication
- knowledge of process
- knowledge of skills required for project
- time management
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Answer / yogesh
Including all the points mentioned allready.
I think PM need to posses
1. Risk management skills.
2. Overall system integration.
3. Technology trade-offs.
4. Know the job
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Answer / j bond
Skill to screw the subordinates and praise the boss.
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Answer / aladin
Strong Communication Skills.
Posses Leadership qualities.
Able to understand problems.
Plan with the available resources.
Time keeping.
supporting.
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Answer / zivile
Planning
Organising
Scheduling
Intergrating
Coordinating
Managing
Communicating
Selling
Administering
Negotiating
Managing conflict
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Answer / bhaskar ranjan das
The skills required to be a project manager are
many, some of which have been listed by others.
However, the KEY skill which a project manager
should have is "delivering projects on or before
due-date"
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You are a project manager for Laurel’s theater productions. Your new project is coming in over budget and requires a cost change through the cost change control system. The cost variance was projected using which of the following tools and techniques? A. Performance measurements B. Cost baseline measurements C. Computerized tools D. Performance reports
Which of the following is true regarding Administrative Closure? A. It occurs at the end of a project phase and at the end of the project. B. It occurs at the end of the project phase only. C. It occurs at the end of the project only. D. It is performed prior to Contract Closeout.
You are a project manager responsible for the construction of a new office complex. You are taking over for a project manager who recently left the company. The prior project manager completed the scope statement and scope management plan for this project. In your interviews with some key stakeholders, you conclude which of the following? A. They understand that the scope statement assesses the Stability of the project scope and outlines how to incorporate scope changes into the project. B. They understand that the scope management plan assesses the stability of the project scope and outlines how to incorporate scope changes into the project. C. They understand that the scope management plan is deliverables oriented and cost estimates can be easily derived it. D. They understand that the scope statement is deliverables oriented and cost estimates can be easily derived from it.
Your project is progressing as planned. The project team has comp up with a demo that the sales team will use when making presentations to perspective clients. You will do which of the following at your next stakeholder process. A. Report on the progress of the demo and note that it's a completed task B. Preview the demo for stakeholders and obtain their approval and sign-off C. Review the technical documentation of the demo and obtain approval and sign-off D. Report that the demo has been noted as a completed task in the information retrieval system
You know that change control systems are important as they describe how to submit change requests and document how to manage the change, track the status, and determine the management impacts of the change. Each of the following processes in the Controlling process group uses a change control system as one of its tools and techniques except: A. Integrated Change Control B. Quality Control C. Scope Change Control D. Schedule Control
You are the project manager for a web development project. You hold regular project status meetings and publish status reports on a timely basis. You know that communication is one of your most important functions. As such, all of the following are true except: A. Senders are responsible for sending clear, concise, complete messages. B. Receivers are responsible for understanding the message. C. Communication can be vertical or horizontal or both. D. Effective communication techniques include making eye contact, nodding, and asking clarifying questions.
How do you ensure that your project is always on track?
What is raid in project management?
As project manager, you know that all of the following are true concerning analogous estimating techniques except: A. It's a qualitatively based estimating technique. B. It's a top-down estimating technique. C. It's a tool and technique of Activity Duration Estimating and Cost Estimating. D. It’s a form of expert judgment.
You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail score for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You know, but have not yet informed your company, that you are going to go to work for the competitor, which happens to be bidding for this same opportunity. What is the most appropriate response? A. You decline to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners due to conflict of interest. B. You've not yet received an official offer from the competing company for your new job opportunity, so you choose to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners. C. You decide to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners because any information you gain now will help you when you make the move to the new company. D. You inform the foreign business partners that you're going to be working with a new company and that you know the deal they'll receive from the competing company is better than the one this company is proposing.
You are a contract project manager for a wholesale flower distribution company. Your project is to develop a website for the company that allows retailers to place their flower orders online. You will also provide a separate link for individual purchases that are ordered, packaged, and mailed to the consumer directly from the grower's site. This project involves coordinating the parent company, growers, and distributors. You are preparing a performance review and have the following measurements at hand: PV = 300; AC = 200; and EV = 250. What do you know about this project? A. The EAC is a positive number, which means the project will finish under budget. B. You do not have enough information to calculate CPI. C. The CV is a negative number in this case, which means you've spent less than what you planned as of the measurement date. D. The CV is a positive number in this case, which means you're under budget as of the measurement date.
What is the difference between project, program, and portfolio?